"This painting was the beginning: trusting my own artistic process, being ok with making mistakes, and becoming comfortable with not knowing what will happen next and embracing that. The process of creating this painting began to inform my writing...it started years of re-examing my work and my voice. I began to learn why the act of being creative keeps me up at night. It is not my job. It is exactly who I am, and it refuses to stay in the dark."